Consider the popular bumper sticker: “Don’t like abortion? Don’t have one!” Notice what’s going on here. The pro-life advocate makes a moral claim that he believes is objectively true—namely, that elective abortion is unjust killing. The abortion-choice advocate responds by changing that objective truth claim into one about likes and dislikes, as if the pro-lifer were talking about a mere preference. But this misses the point entirely. Pro-life advocates don’t oppose abortion because they find it distasteful; they oppose it because it violates rational moral principles. Imagine if I said, “Don’t like spousal abuse? Don’t beat your wife!”
On this anniversary of Roe v. Wade, review his post, in which he outlines four ways Christian leaders can help the next generation think clearly about the most pressing moral issue of our day:
1.) Clarify the nature of moral reasoning.
2.) Clarify the one question that really matters
3.) Clarify the scientific and philosophic case for life
4.) Clarify the path to forgiveness.
(HT: Justin Taylor)
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